Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 79 Haworth, Paul Leland 1876 1936 George Washington: Farmer Being an Account of His Home Life and Agricultural Activities Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "George Washington: Farmer" by Paul Leland Haworth is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The book explores an often-overlooked aspect of George Washington's life as a farmer and landowner, detailing his agricultural pursuits and home life at Mount Vernon, as well as the challenges and innovations he faced in the realm of agriculture. The beginning of the book sets the stage for Washington's profound connection to the land, revealing his thoughts on farming and cultivation through letters and reflections. Haworth describes Washington as a dedicated agriculturalist who emphasized the importance of responsible farming practices and the improvement of soil. In the opening chapters, readers are introduced to Washington's early life, his initial forays into farming, and his growing recognition of the need for sustainable practices, contrasting the Virginia agricultural practices of his time with those in England. The narrative hints at Washington's evolution from a military leader to a committed farmer, illustrating how his love for the soil shaped both his personal and public life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon (Estate) Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 519435 511742 2024-10-05T14:45:58.961288 2023-10-05T13:30:24.381605 text/html text/html 500121 2020-12-26T05:41:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1516765 2020-12-26T05:41:16 text/html application/zip 1613781 2024-10-05T14:46:14.213152 application/epub+zip 1609553 2024-10-05T14:46:03.816235 application/epub+zip 272607 2024-10-05T14:46:01.628236 application/epub+zip 1957654 2024-10-05T14:46:21.051114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1875276 2024-10-05T14:46:11.149164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430234 2022-09-06T17:29:04.926217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429900 429798 2024-10-05T14:45:57.278280 2023-10-05T13:30:22.936570 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 431036 2020-12-26T05:41:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169210 2020-12-26T05:41:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 431031 2020-12-26T05:41:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169158 2020-12-26T05:41:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21469 2024-10-05T14:46:21.224110 application/rdf+xml 13011 2024-10-05T14:46:02.235225 image/jpeg 3445 2024-10-05T14:46:01.930234 image/jpeg 1554347 2024-10-05T14:45:59.068230 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia